Thanks to the magical invisibility cloak left to Harry by his father, Hermione slipped out of the castle without any hindrance.
Just when passing by the great hall, Hermione glanced at the staff table at the front of the hall, where she was having a lively chat with the Hogwarts librarian, Mrs. Pince, and urged her in a low voice. ,
"Hurry up, Harry, Ron, Madam Pomfrey will rush back to the campus hospital before ten o'clock. I don't want her to find that I am not lying quietly in the hospital bed!"
"Actually, you don't have to go there in person, Hermione, we will tell you everything we know from Hagrid."
Ron quickened his pace, looking at the air in front of him, pretending to be nonchalant, and Harry nodded in approval.
"Stop talking nonsense, you two,"
The moment she stepped out of the castle gate, the sudden bright light and the breeze blowing in her face made Hermione feel much better. Her orange cat pupils were shining with excitement.
"Before you leave Hagrid's hut, I'm afraid you'll forget all about what Hagrid said!"
Halloween has passed for a while. Because the large pumpkin vine behind the house has been cleared and the ground is covered with heavy snow, Hagrid's cabin looks much neater than usual. When Harry and the others arrived, Hagrid The Christmas tree used to decorate the auditorium for Christmas is being chopped into firewood.
This may be strenuous work for others, but for Hagrid, who is more than ten feet tall and has a waist circumference five times that of an ordinary person, it is the simplest thing. He only needs to lift the ax and put it down gently. , the Christmas trees as thick as a bowl will be broken into several pieces.
The black hound that was having fun on the snow discovered Harry and the others first. It stood on a raised snow slope and howled happily at them.
"Don't scream, Yaya, you just ate a whole chicken."
And when he looked in the direction of Yaya's roar, a smile appeared on his face, which was mostly covered by his furry beard.
"Hey, Harry, Ron, it's you two!"
Hagrid happily waved his arms to greet Harry, who was struggling in two feet of snow, "This is really wrong, Harry, you always like to come to my place in the middle of the night wearing an invisibility cloak!"
"That's because I have to go to school during the day, Hagrid!"
Ouch!
Harry, who was supporting Hermione under the Invisibility Cloak, accidentally stepped on the air and fell to the ground. Hermione, who was accidentally involved, screamed and rolled into a ball with him.
"Stop watching the fun, Hagrid, come and help us!"
"Oh, my God!"
Hermione suddenly appeared next to Harry and Ron, causing Hagrid to freeze in his footsteps.
"You even brought me a cat person?!"
After a while, Hagrid in front of the house made a surprise call.
Hagrid's room was as messy as ever. In the narrow wooden house, hams and pheasants were hung on the ceiling. Boiling water was boiled in a copper kettle in a brazier. The rag quilt on the big bed in the corner was darker in color. There are no other changes.
"Please, Hagrid, don't ask me why I'm like this,"
Hermione, who sat down on the edge of the bed, looked up and noticed the eagerness for knowledge in Hagrid's eyes, and immediately said angrily, "That was a nightmare, and I don't want to mention it again!"
Ron smiled heartlessly, and even the corners of Harry's lips raised in worry.
"Alright alright."
Hagrid shrugged ruefully.
"I just want to know if it is possible to cultivate a species of 'cat people' through experiments. Since you are unwilling to share... Oh, don't grin like an idiot, Yaya, that's Hermione, not a cat. , you should be able to smell Hermione's scent."
He took out a few cups, put some dark tea leaves into them, and prepared to make a cup of hot tea for the three of them. However, it would take a while for the water on the stove to boil. While waiting, Hagrid prepared it very enthusiastically. Handmade snacks
"You don't look too happy, Harry. Would you like some toffee?"
"Thanks, Hagrid, I don't have much appetite..."
Harry, who had experienced the power of Hagrid's cooking many times, declined politely. He, Ron and Hermione looked at each other, and after a silent exchange, Harry asked,
"Actually, Hagrid, we came here today to ask you about someone we think you should have heard of."
Hagrid, who was stirring the coals with his fingers, chuckled. He looked at Harry through the handle of the copper kettle and said in a teasing tone.
"Who do you three want to inquire about, Harry... Let me remind you first, there is no magic stone hidden in the castle this year!"
Yes, there is indeed no magic stone, but there is an extra secret room!
Harry cursed inwardly, but his mood did not get any better because of Hagrid's joke.
"Amosta Brain, Hagrid, have you heard of this man?"
Because Hermione's time was limited, Harry asked straight to the point.
"Amosta Blaine?"
Hagrid blinked, looking surprised, "Why did you mention him?"
"So, you do know him?" Hermione asked immediately, "Tell us, Hagrid, what do you know?"
Hagrid did not answer the question immediately. Instead, he looked at Ron in confusion.
"You don't have any memories of Amosta Blaine either, Ron?"
"I must have heard this name somewhere, but it's not like I heard it from my father. Hagrid, why do you think I know him?"
Ron raised his eyebrows in confusion, trying desperately to remember.
"You must have heard of it, Ron."
Hagrid laughed. He picked up the hot kettle from the stove and made a cup of tea for all three of them. "He is a Slytherin student. He is in the same class as your brother Bill. He has probably... graduated." It’s been more than three years. Anyway, I haven’t heard much about him in the past few years, but it’s not surprising. He was very introverted when he was in school and didn’t like to be in the limelight.”
"So, maybe Bill mentioned it to me once?"
Ron still hasn't picked up that lost memory.
"Introvert?"
Hermione's tone was also confused. She tried to recall every detail of the brief meeting last night. If she was asked to evaluate it, Mr. Brain was a bit too friendly and did not look like a Slytherin at all, but When it comes to introversion, you really can't tell.
"Well... I can't say that I'm introverted. In short, I just don't like to deal with people, at least at that time."
Because there were three more people in the room, Hagrid could only stand and talk.
"I've barely interacted with him, and the information I know is all hearsay...
It is said that Amosta Brain was an orphan and spent his childhood in an orphanage. You know, in Slytherin College, children born as orphans are unlikely to be welcomed, so when he first stepped into Hogwart During those years, he received a lot of looks from his eyes. If it weren't for Professor Snape's protection, perhaps his situation would have been even more difficult at that time. "
Hagrid did not have many memories about Amosta Brain in his mind, so he spoke slowly, but no one in the room urged him. Even Ron gave up on remembering and stared at Hagrid intently.
"I heard from the professors that Brian is a very studious little wizard. He is also very polite when asking questions. As for his grades, he can be considered excellent... Of course, he can't compare with Bill, Percy or you at that time. .”
Hagrid looked at Hermione and said,
"--But you just can't get close to him. It's like he's deliberately keeping away from everyone. However, considering that he is a Muggle-born orphan, it is not difficult for the professors to understand his isolation."
"This sounds like a very ordinary person?"
Ron frowned,
"And he belongs to Slytherin, so why did I hear his name from Bill...maybe Charlie?"
"This has to bring up the fight that happened in the Forbidden Forest when Blaine was in fifth grade!"
Hagrid drank all the water from his basin-sized water bowl in one gulp, his bell-like eyes flashing with shock.
"Although several years have passed since that duel, looking back now, I still can't believe it!"
ps: Chapter 2 before five o'clock
